DACH
Ampersand to acquire Vibalogics
Ampersand typically invests $10-50m in companies with $10-100m in annual revenues
Steadfast Capital to buy W Söhngen
Steadfast will use its fourth vehicle for the investment in the medicine products manufacturer
DACH manufacturing slump puts strain on deal-doing
With confidence hitting a low point in DACH's manufacturing sector, PE investors have to navigate a winding road to find opportunities
KKR in talks to acquire minority stake in Axel Springer
Axel Springer's largest shareholder, Friede Springer, and CEO Mathias Döpfner will not sell their stakes
Mutares acquires Keeeper
Keeeper generated revenues of €65m in 2018, mainly from German and Polish customers
Riverside backs Actineo
Riverside is currently investing from Riverside Europe Fund V, which closed on $340m in 2017
Quantum acquires Stadlbauer
Quantum Capital Partners typically invests up to €15m for majority stakes in companies
Gimv acquires Smart Battery Solutions
Gimv typically invests between €5-50m in companies with enterprise values of up to €200m
New investor Fond Of contributes to HTGF III
HGTF's third vehicle, High-Tech Gründerfonds III, held its final close on €316.5m in May 2018
Ekkio backs Mediliant
Mediliant is the fourth investment completed via Ekkio Capital IV, closed in May 2018
Ardian acquires Sintetica
In 2018, Sintetica reported revenues of CHF 75m, up from approximately CHF 60m in 2017
BM-T exits Hasec in trade sale
Scanfil has wholly acquired Hasec for €10.25m worth of Scanfil shares and liquid assets
Entry multiples heating up further in Q1 – research
Average value for PE-backed transactions increased by nearly 15% versus Q4 2018, says Clearwater
DMH acquires WT Systems
WT Systems filed for insolvency in February 2019 and Scultze & Braun was appointed administrator
One Peak Partners et al. invest €15m in Quentic
One Peak Partners and Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital invested €22m in Quentic in 2017
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Sector selectors
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team discusses sector specialisation strategies
Impact investment demand outstripping supply – research
LP demand is high but met with a lack of high-quality offerings, according to a Rede survey
Consortium invests in seed round for Kiutra
High-Tech Gründerfonds writes equity tickets of €500,000-3m and Apex Ventures invests €500,000
Oakley set to close fourth fund on €1.4bn hard-cap
Vehicle was registered in Luxembourg in September 2018 and held a first close earlier in the year
LGT closes Crown Co-investment Opportunities II on $1.3bn
Closed-ended vehicle that focuses on co-investments in Europe, the US and Asia, was oversubscribed
SoftBank leads $484m series-E for GetYourGuide
Temasek, Lakestar, Korelya Capital, Heartcore Capital and Highland Europe also participate
Auctus buys QuinScape with new fund
QuinScape plans to implement a buy-and-build strategy and will geographically expand
Capvis acquires Xovis from Emeram
Emeram and the management team invested in Xovis in 2016, with Emeram taking a majority stake
EQT, ADIA to acquire Nestlé Skin Health in CHF 10.2bn deal
Auction process saw KKR, a consortium of Advent International and Cinven, and Unilever as bidders